The Lake Charles echo., 1887-11-18
SURPL PLEMHIIF.
THE TBgHE TROUBLE
-Four White Men Shot Down by
Negroes in TerFebonne.
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a large meeting Of sugar planters and 9TH
srA Interested IN the successful cultivation
and manufacture Of sugar was held here to-
Sav for the purpose Of discussing and taking
ulaitea action en- The notices that have lately
been served On plantars III the parishes Of
I,afoufehe TsrrGbonne ST. Mary, Iberia
ard ST. Martin. IN relEtion TO proposed
scale of wages.
Dr. Henry ]. Sanders was, by soelEnatiun,
elected chairman, and john A. Oshiell SEQ
iesnry
Thbchair7nan clearly explained the object
Of the meeting and urged those present to
elhoro to the scale Of wages agreed to by
this branch II the suRAr Plsntors' AsHoeia-
ton. which Ii 81 per DAG and 90 csnts per
watch 81 six hpnrsat night,
AIr. Daniel Thompson then handed 10 the
pscrstary the following notice, which be said
had peen served upon him. and was n ssp1plo
Of The notice that had been served on sugar
planters in all oE the five parishes already
SeSle Of wages submitted throughout the
4yariEhes OF I4afourche, Ierrebonne, ~;
Mary, lberis1 and 81. Martin, 70 take eiieet ss
Al 6a. M Tuesday, Nov. /, 1SS7-791 ~
per day without board or 81 per Gay WIN
hoard and go cents fer HAteh; watch money
to BE paid onco 4 week, and day money once
every two weeks. No pastebaard TO be &C
oept5d a. compensation foF labor.
Hon. d. Gaifery, IN an eloquent speech, re-
minded his hearers that tine planters had vol
UNFAIRLY ndoptsa q ratelot wages that was
conceded to be fair and just TO both the
planter and lsbereT. lie strongly deprecated
sBy Eubmission TO the dictates of those irre-
apousible men who now come forward hnd
oIIsly undertake to tell the laborer
the amount be shah work for, md the planter
the AInourt he must pay. he also called at-
tentian to the fnBt tiiRt a strike aanonE agrl-
cultural lhbereFg was o. thlllg eretoIqrs Il ilIliI
heard Of aud unthoughs Of IN theHo Otitsd
MI. L. s. Clarke moved that a csmull stes
of EiT, of which MI. Oaf0ry shall 20 CHAIR
man, be appointed 10 afnfs resolutions ~ gN-
T1Tpgsiye 81 the sense Of this meeting. Tue
motion was unanimously earned, AEIa the
=fhairfpari RnI einted on this cuIunllSteei d
4IafsLy. Z =, "a y4AaIhgs n i ss,sp u n DUH y
Hir. Il. s., Clarke hers informed the meet
inc that Capt. John N, khsrr had author;
i5ed him to say that he, Capt. Phalrlr. would sLf
faithfully abide by Whatever &C ton inns meet
ing would see lit 70 talRg. -.
and eject appeal for unity and concert QI
action st this serious erIs4s, and SAID ne al4
moi believe tine RuFar industry could stand
the gEOrhitant demands OF the Heli-eonsG-
tnted rnouthpieceB Of tbe plantation iaborers
--irresDunsl5le demAFBE1es, VINO seem TO
nTtJgut blind and implicit obedience to their
nefaTiOus orders
MIR. G. G.. Walker also eXROrted the gentle
men present TO persist IN lEnofilg th9se
tween employer and employe in the sugar
The committee on resolutions returned to
the hail, and through their chairman hon,
Don 0HfTerr, offered the following:
Your committee bes leave to report as fol-
lows: So.
Whereas, the loboTerB of the parish Of st.
Mary are entrtiy 30 8tEtlUd with the pTlGe
paid them for sugHr-maEing wages, and have
mo- directly made any demand for higher
wageB; and
been notified, through agents or repre-
HentativeR of the knights Of Labor that
throughout the parishes OF l,atourche
Ierrebunnc, St. Mary, IberiA and st, Martln
fhe scale of ynugg will be, on and after
Tuesday, q. m, Nov. ], 1887, VI % per
day and go cents per WRtgn. without board;
and 81 per day and 90 cent? par watch With
Whereas, the price now paid TO the labor
erR by thO planters iB as much Rs the DuBl-
ness will warrant; therefore, be 1t
/. Rsa9lped, That the planters and employ
ers OF labor in the pariGh Of st. MaFy will not
recognize nor pay any heed or respect TO the
demands Of any organization IN respect 20
the wages they should pay their lAborerB, nor
the methodB OF their payment.
3. That the planters OF st. Mary hereby
Folemnly UiBd thsnBclyes each to the otheE
to stand together IN this emergency ana
under no circumstances to increase the
wages thev Bow are paying.
8. That the strikers on any Plantation
shall b0 ordered To leave, and such steps Will
bt tahEl4 Ab H44t AlA'4AN l44b CANNAtAgA Va hAAN
4, That in the event Of strike and other
labor il to be il tCo1ueed snCh price will bu
pRid as the planter viii, among Themselves
agree 10. and q uniformity Of price ia to be
ErIiyed at, as near as possible
3. That We each and every one hereby
bud QurBelF6s III case OF a strike to carefully
n0be the strlkeEH, q list Of whom Is to Toe sent
IT. every other planter and under no circum
stances TO elEpt0Y a striker.
6. That we deny the right Of any laborel
u 10. h - 10 #NaVH
wages than those stipulated to be paid hin
for ,Eagar-maEinE, and we counsel him Il
faithfully abide by contracts. for wage
which insure 10 him d good living, whil
doubtfniiy Welding the planter q profit, ant
that after the planters have employed labor
era during the whole cultivation OF the crop
extortlonate wages to harvest the same.
hEch of the foregoing resolutions was reat
and discussed separately, and each wa
unanimously adopted.
present be requested to sign these resolutions
the following gentlemen walked ul to III
BeeretAyis table and signed them; -.
DR, AENRg ]. SANDALS, Chairman;
"A. ]. pEcuR,
=. B. WILLIAAIH,
]. N. PHkRRt u.
MURPHY }. Fo6TER
For Sell and a. Agent:
EUGENE BODnI,
GHARLEs q. PALFBEY,
u, N. DUBRocAs
~ ID OAFBEAH, -..
> TBoMAs j. FosrEE.
a. y. D. CkHRoN, .r
IL SQANNgL, fI a...s
fA y. y. PALM,
BoAB& THOMPSON.
gosEPH BfEo,
ii. o. hOsE,
y. r. GALDIR,
DANIEL THOMPSON,
For Calumet Plantation, and also for AhS
Plantation
A.sH9IfT,
X. HApERT,
MIIIAID BoswoRrH,
L.S. GLARKR q BRe.,
llIyERs a. BlDsrRUR,
N. X. pODp,
JAMES q. MARION,
A j.. lIAaEAIANN,
II =. NJ. BUnoutEREss
u. IL QUEEN,
y w. w. JoRNaeE,
a. MATlam Bros,
q. II. BERwICE,
4. RcHWAgN,
IA M II. hEMfEB,
gLas.E 2; BuRaUfEREs, per yisueris:
HUBEgr NELHAYE,
j, d. Ga1FgK for John ehaffe:
R7gEaT Il. OooKE, for Lyon y Cooke;
WI. III MIIIA
". BEIIIssEIH,
Gro. WI WHtrWoRTH,
G. q. WALKER,
JOHN b. MARSH,
., .. GELLIs, for andrew Pries:
g. r, BESEfNas,
For bsa Blglte aud Saule Plantations.
Ihaaacretary WAS reQnested 10 send copie
pf the revolutions ID O9l. j. III. 0glesbJ AM
John Henderson, Jr., Of New Orleans, am
10 the Mebefs. pecpta. OF Indian Bend, II
aFder to obtain the Endorsement aud eO-oDe
ration Of these gentlemen
0ninotipn Of Hon. y, Catferg, the aecre
tsry was aBpginGed b eommittee Of one, Il
pT9xdo that dinner be gwen tp the Inesl
bere uf the St bihry hfapch OF tie LoHi
Riana SUGAR BlanteTa Association, on Dec
30, 1887, on which day she officers for th
AlsninR year VIII be elected. Mr.. Ilagie
Hhpnpaon moves thai ihs proeeediRes q
tiaie meeting ba published ia the kga Dglean
papers. ga44ied.
,lhsre heing no mora businehs. the 1neetinI
adjourned al5le ar.
JoHS A. oiEIEIT4 Secretary
&eealu&l5Ms Adopgea by aIeating Q
Plaasets - Easfaitreie Parrish.
speelai 70 me Jsmsa Delaoerat
TIupoptux, Ia. Oct 30. The felioNin
raRdlu tirssa i1fst Il oita7 hV a LARGE 5s,sati,,